Kerala Fish Curry

Kerala Fish Curry

Every visit to Kerala is incomplete without tripping on this mouth-watering home-made fish curry. Its been a while since my last visit to Mahe and so I decided to cook my way into feeling at home. The recipe is incredibly simple (which I will be posting shortly) and the fish used is Seer fish (English) or Anjal (Karnataka) or  (Kerala).

Ingredients

• 250gms of Seer Fish (3-4 slices)
• 1 cup grated Coconut
• 1/4th tsp of Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp of Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp finely chopped Ginger
• 2 Green chillies slit
• 1/2 to 3/4th tsp of medium-thick Tamarind paste preferably use Kodampully
• 3-4 Garlic cloves crushed
• 1 stalk of Curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Preparation

• The Seer fish I purchased from the fish mart neat my residence was large in size, hence I cut it into four slices- wash and keep it aside.
• In a grinder, add the grated coconut, the turmeric and the chilli powder and add enough water to ensure it has a paste like consistency.
• In a cooking vessel, add the paste prepared in the last step and add sufficient water.
• To the above add the Green Chillies, Ginger, Tamarind paste, Garlic and the curry leaves.
• When it comes to a boil, first, add salt and then add the pieces of fish and let it cook and until you achieve the desired curry-like consistency.